code: def copy_array(
      x: np.ndarray,
      *,
      to_ivy_array: bool = True,
      out: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
  ) -> np.ndarray:
      if to_ivy_array:
          return ivy.to_ivy(x.copy())
      return x.copy()
  
imports: from numbers import Number
  from typing import Union, Optional, List, Sequence, Tuple
  import numpy
  import ivy
  from ivy.functional.ivy.creation import _asarray_to_native_arrays_and_back, _asarray_infer_device, _asarray_infer_dtype, _asarray_handle_nestable, NestedSequence, SupportsBufferProtocol, _asarray_inputs_to_native_shapes
  from .data_type import as_native_dtype
label_desc: Use image node_id 18 for calling a global function with example usage: copy_array(x) and returns: x, ivy